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    -23 days ago

    oh yeah, it’s surely a privilege to be allowed to participate in society.

    the argument “driving isn’t a right, it’s a privilege” falls entirely flat on its face when there exist no alternatives for a large majority of people and their lives. hardcore boomer energy that blatantly ignores the reality on the ground.

    i agree, there are people who shouldn’t drive. i wish i didn’t have to drive.

    that simply isn’t feasible in the current reality, tho.

    driving can once again be a privilege only after it returns to no longer being a necessity. it is the natural right of all peoples to participate in their society. i agree with the sentiment, driving is a privilege that should be earned. but we should do ground work to make that true, we can’t just ignore the real world and indignantly say whatever we feel like; real life isn’t harry potter and the symbols and words we create bare no direct power over reality. driving is not a privilege in todays america, you don’t get to be the arbiter of decision here. in a practical sense, driving is necessary. the right to transportation and movement evolves with the age, man; it doesn’t get narrower as time goes on in the way a lot of western law seems to want to imply nowadays.

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod
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      63 days ago

      People get their licenses revoked all the time. It is currently a privilege and has been for a while.

    • Sonotsugipaa
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      23 days ago

      when there exist no alternatives for a large majority of people and their lives

      I think their point is that there should be viable alternatives.